Country Carnival 1954

Game 4

Western Suburbs Magpies 14 drew with Riverina 14

Country Carnival 1954
Game 4
Western Suburbs
Magpies
14
14
Riverina
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/48858
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 1st May, 1954
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Harold Gillard
Venue Pratten (Sydney)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 10
Scrums 17 16
Western Suburbs Scoresheet Riverina
Max CALDWELL T 2 Tommy RYAN
Keith HOLMAN      
 
George BAIN 3 G 4 Johnny GRAVES
Keith HOLMAN      
Western Suburbs Teams Riverina
George BAIN 1 FB 1 Peter McGRATH
Barry OWENS 2 W 2 Johnny GRAVES
Bruce BURNETT 3 C 3 Wal TOWERS
Dev DINES 4 C 4 Gerry LOWE
Kevin OWENS 5 W 5 Tommy RYAN
 
Don GRAHAM 6 FE 6 Bill LONGHURST
Keith HOLMAN (c) 7 HB 7 Doug CAMERON
 
Neville CHARLTON 8 L 8 Peter O'CONNOR
Doug SMITH 9 2R 9 Albert PAUL (c)
Bill OWENS 10 2R 10 Len HENMAN
Eddie HOOPER 11 FR 11 Jack SLAVIN
Hec FARRELL 12 HK 12 Billy RAYNER
Max CALDWELL 13 FR 13 Kenneth FITZGERALD
 
Eddy WYNN 14 B 14 Darrel FAZIO
   
 

Team Info

Western Suburbs

Previous Game:
Round 7 vs. St George
Next Game:
Round 8 vs. Newtown
Out:
Bill Carson (second row)
In:
Eddie Hooper (front row), Eddy Wynn (bench)
Changes:
Doug Smith (front row to second row)

Riverina

Previous Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 17 vs. USA
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Les Koch (fullback), Harry Simmons (wing), Roley McDonnell (centre), Ralph Bryant (wing), John Ryan (halfback), George Robertson (front row), Harry Gibbs (hooker), Terry Brogan (front row), Ted Curran (second row)
In:
Peter McGrath (fullback), Johnny Graves (wing), Wal Towers (centre), Gerry Lowe (centre), Tommy Ryan (wing), Doug Cameron (halfback), Kenneth Fitzgerald (front row), Billy Rayner (hooker), Jack Slavin (front row), Albert Paul (second row)
Changes:
Darrel Fazio (centre to bench)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash